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Truth Check: Some key info missing from Wolf ad

An ad for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf correctly points out that Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn't charge an extraction tax. But there's more to a claim at the end of the ad than he makes it seem.

An ad for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf correctly points out that Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn't charge an extraction tax. But there's more to a claim at the end of the ad than he makes it seem.

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Updated: 7:02 PM EDT Oct 3, 2014

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WEBVTT ABOUT THAT ISSUE. MATT BELANGER IS LIVE IN OUR NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN THIS. WE ALL KNOW POLITICAL ADS ARE CAREFULLY WORDED TO TRY TO SWAY VOTERS, BUT WE FOUND SOME KEY INFORMATION MISSING FROM ONE OF WOLF'S ADS, WHICH COULD LEAD VIEWERS TO BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT TRUE. Reporter: YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS AD WITH ITS WHIMSICAL MUSIC AND TOM WOSM WOLF AT HEAD OF THE CLASS. HE POINTS OUT PENNSYLVANIA IS THE ONLY STATE THAT DOESN'T CHARGE AN EXTRACTION TAX AND THAT'S TRUE. WOLF SAYS HE'D USE THE ROUGHLY $1 BILLION IN EXTRACTION TAX COULD NET TO FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT LISTEN CAREFULLY TO WOLF'S CLAIM AT THE END OF THE AD. AS GOVERNOR I WILL TAKE THE GAS COMPANIES PAY UP TO HELP FUND OUR SCHOOLS FOR A CHANGE. Reporter: WE SAY THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN WOLF MAKES IT SEEM. WHAT THE AD DOESN'T MENTION IS EVEN IF WOLF IS ELECTED, AN EXTRACTION TAX IS NOT GUARANTEED. NO GOVERNOR CAN IMPOSE A TAX OF THAT KIND ON HIS OWN. Reporter: POLITICAL ANALYSTS DR. TERRY SAYS WOLF CAN'T FORCE THE COMPANIES TO PAY HIMSELF. HE WOULD NEED SUPPORT FROM STATE LAWMAKERS TO PASS A A LAW INSTITUTING THE TAX. POLLING SHOWS A MAJORITY OF PENNSYLVANIANS SUPPORT IT. IT MAKES SENSE AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT PUSHING PEOPLE AWAY BY MAKING THEM PAY THE TAX. I THINK SO. SCHOOLS NEED THE MONEY. THEY NEED SECURITY IN THE SCHOOLS. THEY NEED A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE SCHOOLS. BUT RECENTLY, THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH SUPPORT AND THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED STATE HOUSE TO PASS ONE. IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A TOUGH SELL FOR TOM WOLF TO GET A SHALE TAX THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. TONIGHT THE WOLF CAMPAIGN IS RESPOND IN RESPONDING TO OUR REPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WITH THE FISCAL MESS TOM CORBETT IS CREATING, A SEVERANCE TAX WOULD BE AN APPEALING OPTION IN ORDER TO RAISE REVENUES THAT COULD BE INVESTED INTO PENNSYLVANIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM. ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 4th. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, MATT BELANGER, PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4. MATT, THANK YOU. WE ARE PROUD TO HOST THE THIRD AND FINAL DEBATE LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION. IT WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 8th NOW IS THE TIME TO ADD YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE MIX. SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS ON OUR

Truth Check: Some key info missing from Wolf ad

An ad for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf correctly points out that Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn't charge an extraction tax. But there's more to a claim at the end of the ad than he makes it seem.